Dundee Utd 0 Celtic 4: Hoops crush 10-man Tangerines

A first-half red card for Robbie Neilson handed the initiative to Celtic, who ran rampant at Tannadice after the interval

Georgios Samaras powered home a second for Celtic as Dundee Utd crumbled (Lynne Cameron)

THE TREBLE is on. With the SPL title all but assured, Celtic are three games
from a first domestic clean sweep since Martin O’Neill’s first season in
charge in 2000-01, starting with next week’s League Cup final against
Kilmarnock at Hampden Park. After that, attention will turn to the Scottish
FA Cup semi-final against either St Mirren or Hearts after Neil Lennon’s
side ran away with victory in the second half against 10-man Dundee United.

Four second-half goals gave the match the look of a rout, but it might have
been a different affair had Robbie Neilson not suffered a rush of blood to
the head midway through the first half. Up to that point Peter Houston’s
side were in charge at Tannadice, but their challenge unravelled as Celtic
men took full advantage of the extra man.